Elm Hall Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £100k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ATTAIN ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£62k | £32k | 209 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£104k | £60k | 210 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£47k | £20k | 210 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£17k | £0 | 211 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£77k | £0 | 212 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£120k | £100k | 213 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 primary schools outside London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 57% of them. It spends £6,042 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,606.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
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| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £2,981 | £3,175 | £2,930–£3,279 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,164 | £1,288 | £976–£1,537 |
Supply staff | £33 | £110 | £51–£169 |
Admin and clerical | £225 | £379 | £246–£430 |
Premises | £512 | £379 | £319–£425 |
Energy | £0 | £105 | £87–£137 |
Learning resources & ICT | £385 | £316 | £223–£359 |
Bought-in services | £14 | £175 | £104–£314 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Alwyn Infant School Heading for deficit
- St Anne's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Newtown School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- New Cangle Community Primary School Tight
- Fox Hill Primary School Tight
- Lionwood Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Preston Primary School Healthy
- Preston Grange Primary School In deficit
- Wales Primary School In deficit
- Bramley Grange Primary School Tight
- Sedgefield Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,366 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £95k | £446 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £51k | £239 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on premises is £512 a pupil, against a typical £379 for similar schools. What's behind that?
Check these figures
Every figure here comes from the school's published return to the DfE. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the status is worked out.
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